St. Paul daily globe., 1887-11-06

casting shower of bouquets at her feet"
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As matter of historical interest we re-
publish the programme on that occasion,
which was precisely as follows:
CASTLE GARDEN.
First appearance of Mademoiselle JENNY
LIND,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, 11th September,
1850.
PROGRAMME.
PARTL
overture (OberOn) )......................Web Weber
Aria, 'Sergete" (Maometto Secondo) .Rossini
Signor Belletti.
Scena and Cayatina, "Cssta Diva"
Mademoiselie Jenny Lind. ''
Duet on two pianofortes Benedict
Messieurs Benedict and Hoffman.
Dnetto, "Perpiaeeralla Signora" Ql
Turco in Italia) a)......................Ro Rossini
Mademoiselle Jenny Lind and Signor
Belletti.
PART III.
Overture (The Crusaders) Benedict
Trio for the voice and two flutes, COM
posed expressly for Mademoiselle
Jenny Linz Camp of Silesia) :. .Meyerbeer
Mile. Jenny Lind.
Flutes, Messrs. Kyle and Siede.
Cavatina, Largo al Factotum, ;" I'll Bar
Sig. Belietti.
nc HeruslHaIlS > SOl1S. more Sener-
ally known as THE Echo Song"
::......:........... =. Mile. Jenny Lind
THE Welcome to America, written ex-
RreSsly for for this occasion by Bayard
layior' Esq i;iIo I'M. .benedict
The orchestra will consist of sixty perform
ers. including the first instrumental talent i'll
the country.
Price OF tickets. 50. Choice of places will
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Doors open at o'clock. Concert to COM
mence at o'clock
No checks will be issued.
Mile. Jenny Lind's second grand concert
viii be given at Castle Garden on Friday
evening, 18Th inst
1t is not Mrs. JAMES BRowN POTTER now.
Her name goes on the bills as Mrs. CORA UR-
oUHART POTTER, and she is right about it.
Her dramatic success or failure will be her
own work, without the aid of her husband in
either direction, and he is not entitled to
have his name mixed up with his wife's
stage business. If Mrs. POTTER makes money
and wins tame she is justly entitled to the
credit of all she gets her husband not even
having courtesy right to share of herearn-
ings.
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Mrs. PoTTER's debut as n professional at
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most brilliant social event, whatever may be
said of the dramatic part of the performance.
The AsToRs and the LoRILLARDs and the
CONKLISs and the FIELDS and the GoULps
and the. .DREws were there in their silks and
their diamonds. With an audience repre-
senting all that is ultra in wealth, fashion.
society, literature and art, and all applaud
ing Mrs. POTTEI's speeches and her fine
gowns to the echo, ii would Tot be surprising
if the handsome little woman suffered from
swell head.
The dramatic critics vary in their opinions
of Mrs. POTTER's histrionic ability. The Her
aid and the Tribune are somewhat enthusi-,
astic in her praise. The conservative Times
says she is learning. but is of opinion that
she has good deal TO learn yet before she
eau rise to the place where a CCsHMAN or a.
NORRIS or BEINHAEDT have stood. NYM'
CRINKLE. writing for the World, makes no
bones of saying that Mrs. POTTER doesn' t
know the rudiments of dramatic art He.
thinks that she is too self conscious to lose:
herself for moment in her work. She poses
beautifully. gets off the stage successfully.
dresses handsomely, but doesn't know what.
to do with her voice. According TO SYM'
CRINKLE she is only charming woman with
nice hair, who does not know the alphabet of
histrionic art.
II it is Mrs. PoTTER's object TO make money
her lack of dramatic knowledge will be no
obstacle to her stage success SO long as she
can preserve her fine complexion. keep the
pretty dimples in her cheeks and prevent the
silver threads from getting into her wavy
tresses. Good looks and nice dresses cover
multitude of stage sins these days.
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Mrs PoTTER's New York debut was IN
''Mademoiselle de Bressier." new play
which has good deal of history ALFRED
DELFT is the author. and it was first written
as novel. 1t was liked so we'll in France
that DELFT was induced to turn it into a
play. The dramatization was made less than
ayear ago. 1t was put on at tie Analogue,
but after few per foImances was taken off
with the excuse that the political element i'll
the plot was displeasing to the populace. An
English version was prepared by HERMAN
MERIvALE, and was put forward at the Gaiety
theater, London, last June, with Mrs. POTTER
III the cast. The New York changes in Mr.
MERIvALE's work have been made by GEORGE
r. SIMS, author of Lights O. London" a
playwright who understands the use of theat-
rical artifice.
Judging from current criticisms on his per
formances, ROBERT DOWNING, the Young
tragedian who started out to fill JOHN McCUL-
LoUGH's place in heroic roles, is making fair
success of it. DOWNING has the physique to suit
such roles as Spartacus, Ingomar, Othello
and King Lear and is displaying ability of the
type possessed by FORREST and MCCULLOUGH
in the Interpretation of heroic characters.
His manager, JOSEPH Ii. Mock, is rendering
Mr.. DOWNING valuable assistance in provid-
ing him munificently with all the accessories
for staging his plays. The elaborate produc-
ton of "SpaItaeus is described as being the
finest of anything now seen in the legitimate.
not excepting Mr.. BARRETT's staging of
Julius C9sar.''
Theaters, like republics. are sometimes un
grateful institutions. PERCY WEADoN was
the main rung in the ladder by which the
Hennepin Avenue theater aseended to great
ness No sooner did the theater get. to the
summit than PERCY dropped out He is now
doing business for the Grand opera house in
Minneapolis. While PERCY is now doing
business at a new stand, he is still doing it in
the old way-rustling.
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Minneapolis promises to become as noted
for theaters as Brooklyn is for churches. Its
newest achievement in theater building is
said to be its greatest. We refer to the new
Peoples theater. which has just been dedi-
Gated. This building went up in modest
sort of a way, without any flourish OF trump
cts, or boom advertising in advance. When
it was opened and the Minneapolis people
went down to look at it, they were surprised
to find il the finest theater building in the
city. Its managers have made the venture
of running a high class house at low prices,
and the public will await with some anxiety
the result.
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There has only been one new theater
scheme materialized in st. Paul the last week.
SACKETT d WIGGINs, the dime museum man